Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
July 04 2017

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a priest performing a homa fire ritual outdoors in front of a red wall. He sits cross-legged on the ground, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a green and red patterned cloth draped over his shoulder and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, and he holds a small object in his right hand over a metal bowl. Before him a brick fire pit burns with bright flames, surrounded by yellow and pink marigold flowers, fruits, and a brass oil lamp to the left. Garlands and flower-decorated pots sit along the right side. Only one person is visible.2016-01-30July 04 20172017-07-04January 30 20162016-01-30A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress. A bare-chested man with a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala and a silver chain sits at a yellow-plastered brick fire pit, reaching a hand toward the flames while a brass bowl and ladle rest beside it. Fresh marigold and pink flower garlands, white-clad priests stand behind, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. a person cues: a rust turban and rudraksha necklace, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2018-04-11 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesPhoto 11728744 +2 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A bare-chested priest with white sacred marks on his arms and chest, a rust-orange turban and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments sits on a silver chair. He holds a long ladle over a fire built on a stack of yellow bricks, decorated with grass and white grains. A brass bowl sits in front of the fire, with brass pots and a plate of flowers on a striped cloth. Behind him stand a stone pillar and a dark red mat. The priest appears to be a devotee-level performer; no identity is asserted from appearance.2018-06-04 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-and-green cloth wrap and a yellow turban-style headwrap, wearing a gold beaded necklace, holds a ritual stick over a brass bowl. Beside him a younger man with a green-bordered cloth and rudraksha-style beaded string offers into the flames. A large fire burns on a bed of yellow bricks sprinkled with white powder and pink flower petals. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes with red shawls and vibhuti tilak on their foreheads watch and participate.2016-07-02June 19 20162016-06-19A photograph of a homa at an outdoor fire pit built from wooden planks. A young man in white ritual dress sits cross-legged at the left, wearing a red and white turban, thin-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha mala across the chest and brown armbands. Tall flames rise from the fire pit beside a copper bowl, a silver ritual vessel rests on the wood, and a brass lamp stands at the right. A yellow vehicle and green foliage appear in the background.2014-10-03